White wide receiver Jamal Couch cradles the ball after catching a pass during the first half of Mississippi State’s Maroon and White spring NCAA college football game Saturday, April 21, 2018, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State junior wide receiver Jamal Couch requested and has been granted his release from the program, Mississippi State officials confirmed Thursday morning after the news was first reported by Genespage.com.

Couch intends to transfer to another school, but where he will transfer is not yet known.

Couch caught 18 passes for 304 yards during his two-year Bulldogs career. He had two touchdowns a season ago, but his decision to transfer likely stems from a lack of playing time in a crowded wide receivers group.

Thirteen players have caught passes for Mississippi State through two games, but Couch never saw the field in either of those matchups.

Junior Malik Dear, who made an impact as a freshman in 2016 before missing all of 2017 recovering from ACL surgery, has also recorded zero snaps. Junior Keith Mixon, who led the Bulldogs in receiving for a good portion of 2017 before getting injured, has been a limited participant as well.

It’s clear that head coach Joe Moorhead likes to roll with the three receivers who were named starters ahead of week one. Junior Stephen Guidry, freshman Austin Williams and sophomore Osirus Mitchell have gathered a majority of the targets.

Couch and Dear were expected to see at least some action this year. Offensive coordinator Luke Getsy said Tuesday that they were both on the verge of receiving playing time, but Couch will now never know if that opportunity was as close as Getsy made it seem.